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Ahmed Chalabi

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The Resume

    (October 30, 1944-November 3, 2015)
    Born in Khadimiya, Iraq
    Founded the exile group/political party Iraqi National Congress (INC)
    Served as interim Iraqi Oil Minister (April-May, 2005; December, 2005-January, 2006)
    Served as Deputy Prime Minister (May, 2005-May, 2006)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was convicted in absentia by Jordan for bank fraud (1992).
    US General Anthony Zinni called his plans for a military overthrow of Saddam's regime 'pie in the sky, a fairy tale (1998).'
    A US State Department audit of the INC found nearly half of the funds supplied by the US had been spent on questionable items (September, 2001).
    He and the INC provided misleading, exaggerated and completely made up information about Saddam Hussein's alleged WMD programs.
    Before the invasion of Iraq he said, 'I am not seeking any positions. My job will end with the liberation of Iraq from Saddam's rule,' but he immediately took a position on the interim governing council.
    The British defense ministry called him 'a convicted fraudster popular on Capitol Hill.'
    The US government became disenchanted with him following reports that he leaked US intelligence to Iran (June, 2004).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at age 16.
    Commenting about the bad WMD intelligence, he said, 'We are heros in error... That tyrant Saddam is gone and the Americans are in Baghdad. What was said before is not important.'
    The US favored him as a potential leader of post-Saddam Iraq because he offered to normalize relations with Israel.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 35 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 82 Votes: 56.10% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 63 Votes: 50.79% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 53 Votes: 50.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 46 Votes: 67.39% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 63 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 67.80% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 59 Votes: 77.97% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 60 Votes: 73.33% Annoying